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Chinthurst Hill

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Chinthurst Hill car Park 201m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Green Alkanet, Cuckooflower +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Guildford Nature TrailWalking route
Named route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Eastwood Roadpublic footpath · 221 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 221 mPath type: residential
Tangley Fieldpublic footpath · 121 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Newlands Corner Bombholes 3Mountain bike route
Named route
Summer MadnessMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Charlie Bronson (Gunbucket)Mountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Lovely LegsMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Great Tangleybridleway · 368 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 368 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Great Tangleybridleway · 93 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 93 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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